Stanford Tobacco Treatment Services - Virtual Reality Treatment for Smoking Cessation

N/ACompletedNCT05220254

Stanford University20 enrolled

Overview

This study aims to see how feasible a mobile app based virtual reality program for smoking cessation (MindCotine) would be among Stanford cancer center patients

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Smoking Cessation MindCotine Virtual Reality Mindful Exposure Therapy

Interventions

MindCotine's VR appBEHAVIORAL

The MindCotine program would be a 6-week intervention to help users utilize mindfulness based skills, and involves virtual exposure therapy.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Daily cigarette smoker or some day smoker (\>9 cigarettes per week) * Age 18+ * English or Spanish fluent * Smartphone compatibility * Available to interact with a smartphone app for 6-weeks * Available to complete the EOT assessment at end of 6-weeks * Ability to understand and the willingness to personally sign the written IRB-approved informed consent document. * Confirm phone, email, address during consent Exclusion Criteria: * Ever had epilepsy * Less than 10 cigarettes per week * Not English or Spanish fluent * No smartphone compatibility * Unavailable to interact with the VR program, * Unavailable to answer questions about the intervention post-treatment

Locations (1)

Stanford University

Palo Alto, California, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of Patients Who Registered With the MindCotine Application

Total number of patients who registered with the app, out of total number of participants who were enrolled (eligible and willing to accept help with quitting). This measure is to assess whether MindCotine is a feasible smoking cessation option among patients who smoke cigarettes.

Time frame: 6 weeks

Number of Patients With Interest in the MindCotine Application

Total number of patients who expressed interest in the app, out of total number of participants who were screened for enrollment. This measure is to assess whether MindCotine is a feasible smoking cessation option among patients who smoke cigarettes.

Time frame: 6 weeks

Number of Patients Who Would Recommend the MindCotine Application as a Measure of Feasibility Among Patients Who Smoke.

Learning whether MindCotine is a feasible smoking cessation option among patients who smoke cigarettes. Interest in using the app will be calculated as total number of patients who recommend the app to others.

Time frame: 6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Number of Patients Who Attempt to Quit Smoking by Using the Application

Measured as the number of participants who had a 24-hour quit attempt in the past 6-weeks prior to end of treatment survey

Time frame: 6 weeks prior to end of treatment survey

Number of Patients Using Cessation Medication by End of Treatment

Number of participants using cessation medications among those who completed the end of treatment survey.

Time frame: 6 weeks

Number of MindCotine App Program Activities Completed

Program activities include VR-MET exercises and guided mindfulness-based two-dimensional video, audio, and reflection exercises.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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